This was done for a college project late last year, which revolved around experimentation. Some of you may remember the owls and fear of flying article illustrations I submitted back then. This cartoon was from the same project.

For the self-initiated part of the project I decided to create some political cartoons, and thought it ideal to illustrate what at the time was a current affair; the student protests in London (and elsewhere). Last year the government passed a proposal to raise the higher education tuition fee cap from £3,225 to £9,000, to come into effect starting in academic year 2012/2013. This obviously upset a lot of students and potential students, resulting in the worst genuine riots in London for decades.

All these people are drawn from photographs of the protesters, so they're essentially portraits.